GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After moving to 5-1 in the 2024 season, the Florida volleyball team sits No. 13 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll.
After a wild week of NCAA volleyball, two teams who were previously unranked entered the top-25 and 11 teams dropped from Sept. 2 rankings. Florida remains in the top-15 following their 2-1 finish this past weekend in the Florida Invitational. The Gators only loss came from USF, who received votes in this week's poll.
Sept. 9 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
Institution (First Place Votes)
Points
Previous
Rank
1
Pittsburgh (29)
1,471
3
2
Stanford (23)
1,462
5
3
Penn State (6)
1,389
7
4
Louisville (1)
1,284
4
5
Nebraska (2)
1,277
2
6
Texas
1,168
1
7
Purdue
1,118
8
8
Wisconsin
1,087
6
9
Creighton
1,042
11
10
Kentucky
945
9
11
Kansas
898
13
12
Oregon
836
12
13
Florida
632
10
14
Arizona State
603
16
15
Georgia Tech
575
19
16
Tennessee
500
17
17
BYU
488
14
18
Baylor
465
23
19
Minnesota
433
18
20
Miami
393
NR
21
Florida State
344
15
22
Arkansas
303
21
23
Southern California
295
20
24
Dayton
221
22
25
TCU
165
NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: SMU 132; Auburn 85; UCLA 74; Marquette 39; Washington 22; Georgia 20; South Florida 18; Western Kentucky 3. Dropped Out: Marquette (24), UCLA (25)
9 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points
UF 2024 Week-By-Week Rankings
Week
AVCA Ranking
Aug. 19
No. 11
Sept. 2
No. 10
Sept. 9
No. 13
Florida travels to Atlanta, GA for two mid-week matches on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 12 against Georiga Tech and Alabama State. The Gator face their first ranked opponent of the season and look to redeem their 2023 NCAA Tournament finish against No. 19 Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET inside McCamish Pavilion and will be aired on ESPN2 with Anne Marie Anderson and Holly McPeak on call. Thursday's neutral-site matchup against the Hornets will begin at 3:30 p.m. inside McCamish Pavilion.
After a wild week of NCAA volleyball, two teams who were previously unranked entered the top-25 and 11 teams dropped from Sept. 2 rankings. Florida remains in the top-15 following their 2-1 finish this past weekend in the Florida Invitational. The Gators only loss came from USF, who received votes in this week's poll.
Sept. 9 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
Institution (First Place Votes)
Points
Previous
Rank
1
Pittsburgh (29)
1,471
3
2
Stanford (23)
1,462
5
3
Penn State (6)
1,389
7
4
Louisville (1)
1,284
4
5
Nebraska (2)
1,277
2
6
Texas
1,168
1
7
Purdue
1,118
8
8
Wisconsin
1,087
6
9
Creighton
1,042
11
10
Kentucky
945
9
11
Kansas
898
13
12
Oregon
836
12
13
Florida
632
10
14
Arizona State
603
16
15
Georgia Tech
575
19
16
Tennessee
500
17
17
BYU
488
14
18
Baylor
465
23
19
Minnesota
433
18
20
Miami
393
NR
21
Florida State
344
15
22
Arkansas
303
21
23
Southern California
295
20
24
Dayton
221
22
25
TCU
165
NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: SMU 132; Auburn 85; UCLA 74; Marquette 39; Washington 22; Georgia 20; South Florida 18; Western Kentucky 3. Dropped Out: Marquette (24), UCLA (25)
9 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points
UF 2024 Week-By-Week Rankings
Week
AVCA Ranking
Aug. 19
No. 11
Sept. 2
No. 10
Sept. 9
No. 13
Florida travels to Atlanta, GA for two mid-week matches on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 12 against Georiga Tech and Alabama State. The Gator face their first ranked opponent of the season and look to redeem their 2023 NCAA Tournament finish against No. 19 Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET inside McCamish Pavilion and will be aired on ESPN2 with Anne Marie Anderson and Holly McPeak on call. Thursday's neutral-site matchup against the Hornets will begin at 3:30 p.m. inside McCamish Pavilion.
